Near vision in individuals with Down syndrome: a vision screening study

Spatial vision deficits in infants and children with Down syndrome.

PURPOSE Infants and children with Down syndrome show reduced visual acuity and contrast sensitivity when tested with conventional behavioral techniques. These results may reflect sensory deficits of optical or neural origin or a loss of performance in mechanisms responsible for generating the behavioral response. The purpose of this study was to compare objective acuity and contrast sensitivity...

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Pediatric Vision Screening: some General Knowledge for Pediatricians

Primary vision care is recommended for infants and young children .Childhood is critical time to prevent loss of vision and to optimize treatment so some eye disorders in children must be diagnosed at this time.To detect risk factors and visual abnormalities, the eye screening done by pediatricians and other primary care providers is necessary. The process that should occur at each child visit ...

Vision in Down’s Syndrome Children Title: Refractive Error, Binocular Vision and Accommodation of Children with Down Syndrome Authors

Background In this review of the visual development of children with Down Syndrome (DS) we were specifically interested in how refractive error, binocular alignment and accommodation are different in DS from the general population. The differences present and their aetiology will help practitioners make informed decisions about the visual assessment and management of these children. Methods Art...

Evaluation of Students' Vision Screening Test by School Nurse

ABSTRACT Health screening in student, such as Visual screening test usually carry out by school nurses in many rural schools in Iran. While students are in the growth age, visual acuity may be affected by growth. A Study was carried out to evaluate vision screening test on students in Hamadan, Iran. A sample of 878 pupils examined by a school nurse using E- Chart. According to the test, chil...